Tipaza Province

Tipaza or Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة‎, Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province (wilaya) on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipasa, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.

Tipaza Province

ولاية تيبازة
Province
City of Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Coordinates: 36°35′N 2°26′E
Country Algeria
CapitalTipaza
Area
 • Total2,166 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total617,661
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 24
ISO 3166 codeDZ-42
Districts10
Municipalities28

History

The province was created from Blida Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Ahmer El Aïn
  2. Bou Ismaïl
  3. Cherchell
  4. Damous
  5. Fouka
  6. Gouraya
  7. Hadjout
  8. Koléa
  9. Sidi Amar
  10. Tipaza

Communes
  1. Aghbal
  2. Ahmar El Ain
  3. Ain Tagourait
  4. Attatba
  5. Beni Milleuk
  6. Bou Ismaïl
  7. Bouharoun
  8. Bourkika
  9. Chaiba
  10. Cherchell
  11. Damous
  12. Douaouda
  13. Fouka
  14. Gouraya
  15. Hadjeret Ennous
  16. Hadjout
  17. Khemisti
  18. Kolea
  19. Larhat
  20. Menaceur
  21. Messelmoun
  22. Meurad
  23. Nador
  24. Sidi Amar
  25. Sidi Ghiles
  26. Sidi Rached
  27. Sidi Semiane
  28. Tipaza

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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